The real writer is one
who really writes. Talent
is an invention like phlogiston
after the fact of fire.
Work is its own cure. You have to
like it better than being loved.
-- Marge Piercy, For the young who want to in The Moon Is Always Female.

Take an ax to the prison wall.
Escape.
Walk out like someone suddenly born into color.
Do it now.
-- Rumi, Quietness

It’s still all about the conversation. And to have a conversation, you need at least two voices. If only one person is talking, that’s called preaching. Russell, Tim and Jeff all offer interesting angles on the pastors dead-tree media. If everyone has a pulpit, why does anyone need a pulpit? Join the congregation and have a conversation.